Would you buy your private reg again?
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My Aunt used to be a sales rep for a software company, and if you didn't take their liveried company cars, you could only claim business mileage in a car less than 3 years old. A ridiculous rule that they invented to stop their staff turning up in bangers, basically.
At the time she joined she had a 4 year old E class. Absolutely pristeen, big diesel engine and auto box, ideal for the mileage into and out of London and around the home counties. Instead of arguing with them about the age of her, she simply put a dateless plate on it, and no-one ever questioned it. Even when she was still driving the same car when she left five years later. They are useful sometimes!
At the time she joined she had a 4 year old E class. Absolutely pristeen, big diesel engine and auto box, ideal for the mileage into and out of London and around the home counties. Instead of arguing with them about the age of her, she simply put a dateless plate on it, and no-one ever questioned it. Even when she was still driving the same car when she left five years later. They are useful sometimes!
I bought my one off my Cousin (as we shared the same first name) after he gave up driving in 2001. I paid 2k for it and the car it was on. I then transferred the plate onto my Subaru and used the orginal car as a hack. I stuck the plate on retention in 2011 where it has remained ever since.
I can't see me re-assigining it anytime soon. TBH I now find it a touch embarassing but will hold onto it.
I can't see me re-assigining it anytime soon. TBH I now find it a touch embarassing but will hold onto it.
Thanks everyone. To be clear, I talking about a letter, single number then 3 initials. Anything more than that (i.e. dateless or trying to spell a word (dodgily)) would probably cost more and a grand is my limit. Both 666 MH and 99 MH came up at DVLA auction recently and both went for well over 8K which is too rich for me!
yes because mine was £250 and is my initial followed by a number, then the first 3 letters of my surname.
Indeed I'm the only "me" I've ever met in my life, name wise.
my parents aren't english, I have a distinct name- if you spot me, you know the plate and me on the car- it makes sense !!!
my current dilema with the new DVLA plates about is I can actually buy my first name on a plate for very little money. no illegal spacing...........
going to have to do it I think
Indeed I'm the only "me" I've ever met in my life, name wise.
my parents aren't english, I have a distinct name- if you spot me, you know the plate and me on the car- it makes sense !!!
my current dilema with the new DVLA plates about is I can actually buy my first name on a plate for very little money. no illegal spacing...........
going to have to do it I think
romeogolf said:
My parents bought me a £250 plate for my 18th birthday.
I'd always want it just because it's something people know me by. People recognise my car is mine when they see it about, it's a bit of a talking point and it's a 'cool' number (666 in the middle).
Just bit of fun
The plate on our Boxster is P666 & then mine & the missus' initials & last name.I'd always want it just because it's something people know me by. People recognise my car is mine when they see it about, it's a bit of a talking point and it's a 'cool' number (666 in the middle).
Just bit of fun
250 quid job off DVLA, looks good & doesn't try to be anything it isn't with crappy spacing or artfully placed screws.
There I was back in the 80s aged about 25, red braces, pinstripe suit all the bell end accesories; with a porsche 928s, my first name is Guy, I was behind an old austin with reg No: GUY592B, in my mind Guy's 928, so I followed them home, tried to explain the concept of transferring the number plate, could I buy it etc.
The couple in the car were about 900 years old and I could see the shutters going down as they tried to work out an alien concept. Their answer was along the lines of "if you have our numberplate we won't be able to drive our car".......so it didn't work I couldn't buy it.
Three months later my boss was driving down bayswater road and saw a Yugo Zastava worth about £100 in front of him, he was in his range rover but wanted the number on the Yugo F40GTB for another car...so he rammed the Yugo, fairly slowly, apologised to the students driving it and offered them £600 for their £100 car and got the numberplate. Probably why I was working for him rather than vice versa.
Now I wouldn't bother, I rank them at the same level as "humorous car stickers"
The couple in the car were about 900 years old and I could see the shutters going down as they tried to work out an alien concept. Their answer was along the lines of "if you have our numberplate we won't be able to drive our car".......so it didn't work I couldn't buy it.
Three months later my boss was driving down bayswater road and saw a Yugo Zastava worth about £100 in front of him, he was in his range rover but wanted the number on the Yugo F40GTB for another car...so he rammed the Yugo, fairly slowly, apologised to the students driving it and offered them £600 for their £100 car and got the numberplate. Probably why I was working for him rather than vice versa.
Now I wouldn't bother, I rank them at the same level as "humorous car stickers"
Nope, although I have one I wouldn't pay money for any registration number.
Mine's an inheritance. I'm not actually that comfortable with the attention it attracts and keep it tucked out of sight in the garage on the occasionally used Barge. But, as it's been passed down through family generations going right back to to the 1930s and been on every car I've known since my childhood it'd be difficult to get rid now. I guess I'll leave it to Baby JS when I snuff it and he'll no doubt do the sensible thing and flog it straightaway and spend the cash on pleasuring himself.
I begrudge the £85 - it used to cost a fiver - transfer fee too, but given that I tend to keep cars for a long time that works out a whole lot cheaper every year than leaving it on a retention certificate.
Mine's an inheritance. I'm not actually that comfortable with the attention it attracts and keep it tucked out of sight in the garage on the occasionally used Barge. But, as it's been passed down through family generations going right back to to the 1930s and been on every car I've known since my childhood it'd be difficult to get rid now. I guess I'll leave it to Baby JS when I snuff it and he'll no doubt do the sensible thing and flog it straightaway and spend the cash on pleasuring himself.
I begrudge the £85 - it used to cost a fiver - transfer fee too, but given that I tend to keep cars for a long time that works out a whole lot cheaper every year than leaving it on a retention certificate.
Do It its your money !!
My first plate was offered to me off a friend who just wanted to transfer it off his old Aston as he had bought his own plate and all he wanted was the transfer fee of £80.00.It was three letters and two numbers, so my uno turbo had a facelift.Sold that one a few years later for £695.00 so not a bad deal.
Next one was a DVLA £225.00 job as the car i purchased had a private plate on from the previous owner and after he had it changed the plate that was allocated to the car ended in KAK and i knew the p**ss taking would never stop and the car was not worthy of the description
Last year bought sons initials and one number as a chance future investment.
This year planning on getting a very special car so purchased another with three numbers the same and two letters which are my initials, ready for the purchase of the car later in the year.
If everything goes t**s up just sell them.
My first plate was offered to me off a friend who just wanted to transfer it off his old Aston as he had bought his own plate and all he wanted was the transfer fee of £80.00.It was three letters and two numbers, so my uno turbo had a facelift.Sold that one a few years later for £695.00 so not a bad deal.
Next one was a DVLA £225.00 job as the car i purchased had a private plate on from the previous owner and after he had it changed the plate that was allocated to the car ended in KAK and i knew the p**ss taking would never stop and the car was not worthy of the description
Last year bought sons initials and one number as a chance future investment.
This year planning on getting a very special car so purchased another with three numbers the same and two letters which are my initials, ready for the purchase of the car later in the year.
If everything goes t**s up just sell them.
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